Recap of Saturday 1.25.2025 action plus recapping the week plus alterations on Seeding the State.

D 1 HIGH FIVE

Alayna Contreras, Kansas City, Hopkins 32

Gianna Kneepkens, Utah, Duluth Marshall 32

Paige Bueckers, UConn, Hopkins 22

Avery Koenen, North Dakota State, Montevideo 21

Amber Scalia, St. Thomas MN, Stillwater 21

For the first time two 30 point scorers make the list. All five made the state tournament in their career. Four of the five made it to the championship game (exception was Koenen). Three were in the 2019 title match up in AAAA. Hopkins has two members. The Summit League had three members.

POINT PARADE-6 

Parade starts at 25. If there is a player missing email kja8067@gmail.com

AAAA-2

Lesedra Williams, Minnetonka 30

Amisha Ramlall, Rosemount 26

AA-3

Savi Borowicz, Jordan 30

Maycie Mierau, Lewiston-Altura 27

Morgan Staloch, Jordan 25

A-1

Lexi Lawrence, EGF Sacred Heart 27

RANKED RESULTS

Winner High 96 Mahtomedi

Winner Low 42 Duluth East

Loser High 84 Jordan

Loser Low 12 Minneapolis Roosevelt

Biggest Margin 67 Minneapolis North v Minneapolis Roosevelt

Smallest Margin 2 Edgerton v Elkton SD/Lake Benton MN

Most Combined: 180 Mahtomedi v Jordan

Least combined: 76 Duluth East v Irondale

Margins 30 or more 7

Margins 5 or less 1

Average 56.69

Winner Average 66.62

Loser Average 46.77

Average margin 19.85

Average combined: 113.38

Ranked Upsets: The Red Hot #5AAA Red Knights traveled to #2AAA Alex and knocked off the Cards 79-53.

AAAA Ave 54.20

AAA Ave 61.75

AA Ave 61.78

A Ave 53.52

AA wins the class race by 0.03 over AAA. AAAA was not even one point higher than A.

AAAA

#5 Wayzata 68, #9 Lakeville North 32

#8 Minnetonka 76, #10 Rosemount 69

AAA

#5AAA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 79, #2AAA Alexandria 53

#8AAA Mahtomedi 96, #10AA Jordan 84

AA

#9 Duluth Marshall 81, Northome/Kelliher 74

A

#4 Mountain Iron-Buhl 70, EGF Sacred Heart 60 OT

MILESTONES….LATE

Senior Ava Carlson of New London-Spicer got to 1000 points in her career in the win over Rockford on Friday.

Senior Montana Carsten of Wadena-Deer Creek made it to the 1000 milestone in a victory over Verndale on Thursday.

Junior Izabelle Keaveny of Mayer Lutheran vs. West Lutheran on Friday. Earlier this year twin sister Clara made it to the milestone.

UNBEATEN

Another Week of staying the same. Nothing changed….again. 11 still remain standing. NLS was supposed to play KMS last Monday but it was postponed due to cold temps.

AAAA-0

None.

AAA-2

Marshall, Monticello

AA-7

New London-Spicer, KMS, Providence, Royalton, Sauk Centre, Crosby-Ironton, Menahga

A-2

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, Hillcrest Lutheran

STREAKING

Nothing moved here either. Owatonna kept their streak going with a narrow win on Tuesday at Rochester Mayo.

AAAA: 11 Owatonna

AAA: 19 Marshall

AA: 28 Providence (11 last year +17 this year)

A: 16 Hillcrest Lutheran, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s

QUEST FOR..

THE QRF

Despite my car rebelling and forcing me to miss some games early in the week I was able to improve on four of the five categories with 1-50 staying the same.

1-10 10/10-1.000

1-20 19/20-.950

1-30 26/30-.867

1-40 33/40-.825

1-50 39/50-.780

Biggest fish left to fry…. still Marshall, this week at #19. They are due to be checklisted next week.

TOP 10s

A slip in A brings my average down to .700.

AAAA 10/10-1.000

AAA 9/10-.900   missing Marshall

AA 6/10-.600

A 3/10-.300

Overall that is 28/40 or .700

#1s EACH SECTION

Lost one in AAAA; gained one in AAA; lost another in A meaning I slipped to .568 overall.

AAAA 7/8—.875 Owatonna is now in front in section 1.

AAA 6/8-.750

AA 4/9-.444 (section 3AA is split)

A 4/12-.333 (splits in 3, 5, 6, 8)

Overall, 21/37 or .568.

SEEDING THE STATE

Two new #1s in AAAA and AAA. Adjustments in AAAA now that Hopkins lost to Wayzata at home on Tuesday. EP is back and full force and that impacts their return. Benilde is too hot right now not to be on the list and not to be in the top spot. I know they lost to Orono. That rematch comes on Thursday at Orono. The only change in AA is in section 2, the most wide open of any section in that class. Just some rearrangements in A, no new faces.

AAAA

1. Maple Grove (5)
2. Wayzata (6)
3. Eden Prairie (2)
4. Eastview (3)
5. Michael-Albertville (8)
6. Lakeville North (1)
7. Anoka (7)
8. East Ridge (4)

AAA

1. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (6)
2. Marshall (2)
3. Alexandria (8)
4. Monticello (5)
5. DeLaSalle (4)
6. Stewartville (1)
7. Rock Ridge (7)
8. Cretin-Derham Hall (3)

AA

1. Providence (5)
2. Crosby-Ironton (7)
3. New London-Spicer (3)
4. Minnehaha (4)
5. Sauk Centre (6)
6. Caledonia (1)
7. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (8)
8. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (2)

A

1. Goodhue (1)
2. Hillcrest Lutheran (6)
3. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (2)
4. Mayer Lutheran (4)
5. Mountain Iron-Buhl (7)
6. Kittson County Central (8)
7. Central MN Christian (3)
8. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (5)

THE WEEK AHEAD

We dip our toes into February on Saturday. Tuesday is the workhorse of the week (again) with 153 games. Friday edges out Thursday 105-102. Saturday has the Breakdown Community Clash with ten games held at a trio of sites: Becker; Delano and St. Michael-Albertville. The ranked AAAA teams will be at STMA. Other ranked on ranked action that day will include Minnehaha at Crosby-Ironton. The conference races are heating up. The march to March is beginning.